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John Riley Brodie (born August 14, 1935) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons. He had a second career as a Senior PGA Tour professional golfer and was a television broadcaster for both sports.
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Aug 25, 2021 · In the middle of the 1973 NFL season, San Francisco 49ers quarterback John Brodie announced that at the end of the year, he would retire. Prior to the team's final game against the Pittsburgh...
Nov 4, 2019 · Stanford quarterback John Brodie was drafted third overall in 1957, just ahead of #5 selection Len Dawson, and #6 selection Jim Brown. He spent the rest of the decade primarily playing back-up to future Hall of Famer Y.A. Tittle.
Dec 16, 2023 · Brodie threw a lateral to wide receiver John Isenbarger who passed a wobbler to wide open running back Larry Schreiber in the end zone. Vikings free safety Paul Krause broke it up.
Jun 19, 2015 · The heralded quarterback from yesteryear was born in the Bay Area, was a star high school athlete in the Bay Area, became an All-American in college in the Bay Area and played all 17 years of his...
John Brodie played 17 seasons for the 49ers. He threw for 31,548 yards and 214 touchdowns. He was selected to play in 2 Pro Bowls, and won 1 MVP award.
Selected as the 49ers’ first-round draft choice in 1957, he spent his entire 17-year professional career with them. In 1970, he led the 49ers to their first ever division championship and was voted the most valuable player in the NFL. Inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame in 1988.
He played 17 seasons as quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers. Following the close of his professional career, John began a new one in broadcasting and golf. Brodie has become a successful player on the Senior Golf Tour. Explore HOFExplore Hall of Fame Members. Earl "Tuffy" Abell.
John Brodie, a 6-1, 190-pounder, played for coach Chuck Taylor at Stanford from 1954 through 1956. During that final season he served as team co-captain with Paul Wiggin. He was named first team All-America quarterback by the American Football Coaches, Football Writers of America, International News Service and the National Enterprise Association.
